2016 MONEY IN THE BANK PPV PARTICIPANTS’ HISTORY

As I do every month, it’s time to look at this weekend’s Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View and see the history of all of the participants. To see the entire 6 year history of Money In The Bank, visit the Money In The Bank History HERE. This will only look at the history of the Money In The Bank Pay-Per-View. To see the history of the actual Money In The Bank Match, go HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

Since no opener has been announced, here are the stats about the opener. If the Money In The Bank Match opens, it will be the 2^nd year in a row that the Money In The Bank Match opened up a MITB PPV, & 6^th time in history. It will be Cesaro’s 1^st opener since 2013 & everyone else’s 1^st opener at a MITB PPV. If the Tag Titles open, it will be Kofi Kingston’s 2^nd opener in a row, & 3^rd opener overall. If Ziggler Vs Corbin opens, then it will be Ziggler’s 4^th opener & 2^nd in a row. If Crews VS Sheamus opens, then it will be Sheamus’ 3^rd opener & 2^nd in a row. It will be the 1^st opener for everyone else.

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS VS SETH ROLLINS

This will be the 12^th WWE or World Heavyweight Championship Match at a MITB PPV, & 7^th straight year a World Title Match has taken place at a MITB PPV. The World Title has changed hands 4 times at a MITB PPV, with the last title change taking place in 2014. This will be Roman Reigns’ 4^th straight MITB PPV, 2^nd World Title Match, & 1^st World Title Match since 2014. This will be Reigns’ 2^nd main event & 1^st since 2014. He will be the 1^st wrestler since Cesaro in 2013 & 2014 to go from the opener of one MITB PPV to the main event of the following MITB PPV. This will be Seth Rollins’ 4^th straight MITB PPV & 2^nd straight World Title Match. This will be Rollins’ 2^nd MITB main event in a row. Reigns & Rollins are the first wrestlers to compete as a tag team and then opponents at a MITB PPV.

Roman Reigns (1-2-0)

1. With Seth Rollins as WWE Tag Team Champions The Shield defeated The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in the Kickoff Show Match prior to the PPV to retain the titles (7/14/13)
2. Lost to John Cena along with Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, Randy Orton, WWE United States Champion Sheamus, & Bray Wyatt in an 8-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6/29/14)
3. Lost to Sheamus along with Kane, WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton, & Dolph Ziggler in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match (6/14/15)

Seth Rollins (3-0-0)

1. With Roman Reigns as WWE Tag Team Champions The Shield defeated The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) in the Kickoff Show Match prior to the PPV to retain the titles (7/14/13)
2. Defeated Dean Ambrose, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, & Dolph Ziggler, in a 6-Way Match for the World Championship Briefcase (6/29/14)
3. Defeated Dean Ambrose in a Ladder Match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6/14/15)

FATAL 4 WAY MATCH FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: ENZO AMORE & BIG CASS VS WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE NEW DAY (BIG E & KOFI KINGSTON) VS THE CLUB (KARL ANDERSON & LUKE GALLOWS) VS THE VAUDEVILLAINS (AIDEN ENGLISH & SIMON GOTCH)

This will be 5^th WWE Tag Team Championship Match at a MITB PPV & 4^th in a row. The Tag Titles have changed hands once at a MITB PPV, with the last title change taking place, in 2015. This will be the 1^st ever Fatal 4-Way Match at a MITB PPV. This will be Big E’s 3^rd MITB PPV & 2^nd Tag Title Match in a row. This will be Kingston’s 6^th MITB PPV, 3^rd in a row, & 1^st ever Tag Title Match at a MITB PPV. It will also be the 1^st time that he is not in a MITB Match since 2012. This will be the MITB debuts for Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Aiden English, & Simon Gotch.

Enzo Amore (0-0-0)

This will be Amore’s MITB debut

Big Cass (0-0-0)

This will be Cass’ MITB debut

Big E (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Rusev (6/29/14)
2. With Xavier Woods as The New Day lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The Primetime Players (Titus O’Neil & Darren Young) (6/14/15)

Kofi Kingston (1-4-0)

1. Lost to Kane along with The Big Show, Christian, Matt Hardy, Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, & Dolph Ziggler in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Briefcase (7/18/10)
2. Lost to Alberto Del Rio along with Evan Bourne, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Alex Riley, R-Truth, & Jack Swagger in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Match for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/17/11)
3. With R-Truth as the WWE Tag Team Champions defeated Camacho & Hunico in a Non-Title Pre-Show Match prior to the PPV (7/15/12)
4. Lost to Seth Rollins along with Dean Ambrose, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, & Dolph Ziggler, in a 6-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (6/29/14)
5. Lost to Sheamus along with Kane, Neville, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, & Dolph Ziggler in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match (6/14/15)

Karl Anderson (0-0-0)

This will be Anderson’s MITB debut

Luke Gallows (0-0-0)

This will be Gallows’ MITB debut

Aiden English (0-0-0)

This will be English’s MITB debut

Simon Gotch (0-0-0)

This will be Gotch’s MITB debut

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: TITUS O’NEIL VS WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION RUSEV

This will be the 1^st ever United States Championship Match at a MITB PPV. The US Champion has either been a competitor in a MITB Match, in a Non-Title Match, or not in action at all. This will be O’Neil’s 3^rd MITB PPV, 2^nd in a row, & 1^st singles match at a MITB PPV. This will be Rusev’s 2^nd MITB PPV & 1^st since 2014.

Titus O’Neil (1-1-0)

1. With Darren Young as The Primetime Players lost to Epico & Primo (7/15/12)
2. With Darren Young as The Primetime Players defeated WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) to win the titles (6/14/15)

Rusev (1-0-0)

1. Defeated Big E (6/29/14)

6-WAY MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH: DEAN AMBROSE VS CESARO VS SAMI ZAYN VS ALBERTO DEL RIO VS CHRIS JERICHO VS KEVIN OWENS

This will be the 11^th Money In The Bank Match at a MITB PPV & 7^th in a row. This will be the 13^th Ladder Match at a MITB PPV & 7^th year in a row, & the 1^st time in MITB History that there will be only 1 Ladder Match at a MITB PPV. This will be the 3^rd 6-Way Match at a MITB PPV & 1^st since 2013. This will be Ambrose’s 4^th straight MITB PPV, 3^rd MITB Match, & 1^st since 2014. This will be Cesaro’s 3^rd MITB PPV, 1^st since 2013, 3^rd MITB Match, & 1^st since 2014. This will be Zayn’s MITB PPV debut. This will be Alberto Del Rio’s 5^th MITB PPV, 1^st since 2014, 3^rd MITB Match, & 1^st since 2014. This will be Jericho’s 4^th MITB PPV, 1^st since 2013, 3^rd MITB Match, & 1^st since 2012. This will be Owens’ 2^nd straight MITB PPV in a row, & 1^st MITB Match.

Dean Ambrose (0-3-0)

1. Lost to Damien Sandow along Wade Barrett, Cesaro, Fandango, Cody Rhodes, & Jack Swagger in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (7/14/13)
2. Lost to Seth Rollins along with Dean Ambrose, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, & Dolph Ziggler, in a 6-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (6/29/14)
3. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins in a Ladder Match (6/14/15)

Cesaro (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Damien Sandow along with WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Wade Barrett, Fandango, Cody Rhodes, & Jack Swagger in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (7/14/13)
2. Lost to John Cena along with Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, WWE United States Champion Sheamus, & Bray Wyatt in an 8-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6/29/14)

Sami Zayn (0-0-0)

This will be Zayn’s MITB debut

Alberto Del Rio (2-2-0)

1. Defeated Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Alex Riley, R-Truth, & Jack Swagger in an 8-Way for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/17/11)
2. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus (7/15/12)
3. Defeated Dolph Ziggler by Disqualification to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (7/14/13)
4. Lost to John Cena along with Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, WWE United States Champion Sheamus, & Bray Wyatt in an 8-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6/29/14)

Chris Jericho (0-3-0)

1. Lost to WWE United States Champion The Miz along with Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, Edge, Mark Henry, John Morrison, & Randy Orton in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/18/10)
2. Lost to John Cena along with The Big Show, Kane, & The Miz in a 5-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/15/12)
3. Lost to Ryback (7/14/13)

Kevin Owens (0-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE United States Champion John Cena in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (6/14/15)

JOHN CENA VS AJ STYLES

This will be Cena’s 7^th straight MITB PPV, making him the only wrestler to compete at every MITB PPV, unless Sheamus competes. It will be the 2^nd year in a row that Cena will not be a Title Match. This will be Styles’ MITB debut.

John Cena (4-2-0)

1. Lost to WWE Champion Sheamus in a Steel Cage Match (7/18/10)
2. Lost the WWE Championship to CM Punk (7/17/11)
3. Defeated The Big Show, Chris Jericho, Kane, & The Miz in a 5-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/15/12)
4. Defeated Mark Henry to retain the WWE Championship (7/14/13)
5. Defeated Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, WWE United States Champion Sheamus, & Bray Wyatt in an 8-Way Ladder Match to win the Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6/29/14)
6. Defeated NXT Champion Kevin Owens in a Non-Title Champion VS Champion Match (6/14/15)

AJ Styles (0-0-0)

This will be Styles’ MITB debut

BECKY LYNCH & NATALYA VS DANA BROOKE & WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPION CHARLOTTE

This will be the 1^st time since 2012 that the WWE Women’s or Diva’s Championship will not be defended at a MITB PPV & the 1^st time since 2012 that there will be a Women’s Tag Team Match at a MITB PPV. This will be Natalya’s 2^nd MITB PPV & 1^st since 2012, which was also a tag team match. This will be Becky, Dana, & Charlotte’s MITB debut.

Becky Lynch (0-0-0)

This will be Becky’s MITB debut

Natalya (0-1-0)

1. With Beth Phoenix & Eve Torres lost to Kaitlyn, WWE Diva’s Champion Layla, & Tamina Snuka in a 6-Diva’s Tag Team Match (7/15/12)

Dana Brooke (0-0-0)

This will be Dana’s MITB debut

Charlotte (0-0-0)

This will be Charlotte’s MITB debut

APOLLO CREWS VS SHEAMUS

This will be Crews’ MITB debut. This will be Sheamus’ 7^th straight MITB PPV, tying him with John Cena, as the only wrestlers to compete at every MITB PPV. It will be his 1^st singles match at a MITB PPV since 2012.

Apollo Crews (0-0-0)

This will be Crews’ MITB debut

Sheamus (3-3-0)

1. Defeated John Cena in a Steel Cage Match to retain the WWE Championship (7/18/10)
2. Lost to Daniel Bryan along with Wade Barrett, Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Cody Rhodes, & Heath Slater in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Briefcase (7/17/11)
3. Defeated Alberto Del Rio to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (7/15/12)
4. Lost to Randy Orton along with Daniel Bryan, Christian, CM Punk, & Rob Van Dam in a 6-Way All-Star Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/14/13)
5. Lost to John Cena along with Cesaro, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, & Bray Wyatt in an 8-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6/29/14)
6. Defeated Kane, WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, Neville, Roman Reigns, Roman Reigns, & Dolph Ziggler in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match (6/14/15)

DOLPH ZIGGLER VS BARON CORBIN

This will be Ziggler’s 6^th MITB PPV, 5^th in a row, & 1^st regular, non Money In The Bank Match at a MITB PPV since 2013. This will be Corbin’s MITB debut.

Dolph Ziggler (1-4-0)

1. Lost to Kane along with The Big Show, Christian, Matt Hardy, WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, & Cody Rhodes in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Briefcase (7/18/10)
2. Defeated Sin Cara, WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian, Tyson Kidd, WWE United States Champion Santino Marella, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, & Tensai in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (7/15/12)
3. Lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio by Disqualification (7/14/13)
4. Lost to Seth Rollins along with Dean Ambrose, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, & Rob Van Dam in a 6-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (6/29/14)
5. Lost to Sheamus along with Kane, WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton, & Roman Reigns in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match (6/14/15)

Baron Corbin (0-0-0)

This will be Corbin’s MITB debut

KICKOFF SHOW MATCH: THE GOLDEN TRUTH (GOLDUST & R-TRUTH) VS BREEZANGO (TYLER BREEZE & FANDANGO)

This will be the 6^th Kick Off Match at a MITB PPV & 2^nd year in a row a MITB PPV had a Kickoff Show Match. This will be Goldust’s 2^nd MITB PPV, 1^st since 2014, & 1^st Kickoff Show Match. This will be Truth’s 4^th MITB PPV, 2^nd in a row, & 2^nd Kickoff Show Match in a row. This will be Breeze’s MITB debut. This will be Fandango’s 3^rd MITB PPV, 1^st since 2014, & 1^st Kickoff Show Match.

Goldust (1-0-0)

1. With Stardust as Gold & Stardust defeated Rybaxel (Curtis Axel & Ryback) (6/29/14)

R-Truth (2-1-0)

1. Lost to Alberto Del Rio along with Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Alex Riley, & Jack Swagger in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the WWE Championship Briefcase (7/17/11)
2. With Kofi Kingston as the WWE Tag Team Champions defeated Camacho & Hunico in a Non-Title Pre-Show Match prior to the PPV (7/15/12)
3. Defeated King Barrett in a Kickoff Show Match prior to the PPV (6/14/15)

Tyler Breeze (0-0-0)

This will be Breeze’s MITB debut

Fandango (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Damien Sandow along with WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Wade Barrett, Cesaro, Cody Rhodes, & Jack Swagger in a 7-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (7/14/13)
2. Lost to Adam Rose (6/29/14)

KICKOFF SHOW MATCH: THE LUCHA DRAGONS (SIN CARA & KALISTO) VS THE DUDLEY BOYZ (BUBBA RAY & D-VON DUDLEY)

This will be the 7^th Kick Off Match at a MITB PPV & 1^st time that there will be 2 Kick Off Matches at a MITB PPV. This will be Cara’s 3^rd MITB PPV, 1^st since 2012, 1^st tag team match at a MITB PPV, & 1^st Kickoff Show Match. This will be Kalisto & The Dudley Boyz’ MITB PPV debut.

Sin Cara (0-2-0)

1. Lost to Daniel Bryan along with Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, & Heath Slater in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Briefcase (7/17/11)
2. Lost to Dolph Ziggler along with WWE Intercontinental Champion Christian, Tyson Kidd, WWE United States Champion Santino Marella, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, & Tensai in an 8-Way Money In The Bank Ladder Match for the World Championship Briefcase (7/15/12)

Kalisto (0-0-0)

This will be Kalisto’s MITB debut

Bubba Ray Dudley (0-0-0)

This will be Dudley’s MITB debut

D-Von Dudley (0-0-0)

This will be Dudley’s MITB debut